Question 35 — Of Pain or Sorrow, in Itself

We have now to consider pain and sorrow: concerning which we must consider: (1) Sorrow or pain in itself; (2) Its cause; (3) Its effects; (4) Its remedies; (5) Its goodness or malice.

Under the first head there are eight points of inquiry:

(1) Whether pain is a passion of the soul?

• (2) Whether sorrow is the same as pain?
• (3) Whether sorrow or pain is contrary in pleasure?
• (4) Whether all sorrow is contrary to all pleasure?
• (5) Whether there is a sorrow contrary to the pleasure of contemplation?
• (6) Whether sorrow is to be shunned more than pleasure is to be sought?
• (7) Whether exterior pain is greater than interior?
• (8) Of the species of sorrow.